1893 Map of Millersburg

About this map

The Susquehanna River serves as the central artery for this late nineteenth-century landscape, where the Pennsylvania Canal still hugs the western bank near Liverpool. Industrial and transportation patterns are clearly defined by the parallel movement of water and rail, with the Northern Central R. R. following the river corridor while the Summit Branch R. R. cuts inland toward Elizabethville. This area is characterized by dramatic ridges like Berry Mountain and Mahantango Mountain that channel settlement into narrow valleys.